U.S. officials say Yemeni nationals will be offered temporary protected status (TPS) for another 18 months in a move that a former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director is calling an “extreme risk for this country’s security and safety.” The announcement on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security – which means that...
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Netanyahu's 4 principles Israel agrees to for hostage deal as negotiations pick up
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced four principles that it says must be part of any hostage release deal with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. The declaration comes as the “Prime Minister’s steadfast position against the attempt to halt IDF action in Rafah is what has led Hamas to enter negotiations,”...
Destruction in Gaza likely pushed Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, officials say
Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive has likely helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement. Hamas over the weekend appeared to drop its longstanding demand that Israel promise to end the war as...
American wounded in Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel
A U.S. citizen was wounded in Israel on Sunday when Hezbollah terrorists launched a missile attack against the Jewish state, officials said. Two anti-tank guided missiles were fired from Lebanon toward an army post near the northern Israeli community of Zar’it, the Times of Israel reported, citing the Israeli military. The attack wounded a 31-year-old...



